Haunted Houses Business

Haunted House Business Mistakes

You know you want to work from a haunted home. You have heard about the big money and the flexible hours. Perhaps you have seen the screen shots of $20,000 days from folks who claim to work only ten hours a week. Maybe you lost your job in the current crisis and you’re looking for something that pays the bills, or maybe this dream has haunted you for years and now you believe you are ready. Whatever your situation, you have decided to look online and see how to start buying halloween supplies.

You may be bewildered by all the information available to learn about starting your haunted home business. If you take a week or two to do your research you will save a lot of missteps and and avoid spending money on a scheme that cannot work for you.

Mistake #1: Investing in an online business model you do not understand – like forming a Wyoming llc.

Study the models currently in vogue and earning income online. You must understand how a business works and how it makes money before you invest. Online business models include:

New online business models are evolving all the time, and you will want to know what is out there and generating income today. E-bay, Google, Facebook – each of these created a model that opened up opportunities for new entrepreneurs to jump in and develop innovative and successful online businesses. But if you invest before you understand a business model you risk spending good money on a system that doesn’t make money for you.

Mistake #2: Underestimating the skills and effort your haunted business will require.

Once you understand the online business models available, you should assess your skills. We all have talents, and with today’s technology, we can all learn the skills to run a successful online business. Besides, anything you can’t do, you can pay someone else to do for you, right?

Perhaps, but knowing what you can do already and what additional skills you will either need to learn or outsource will help you judge whether a particular online business model is suited to your talents. You need to ask yourself – if you have to pay someone else to do the work, will there be anything left to pay yourself? If not, you should either consider taking a course or look for an online business that matches skills you already have.

Mistake #3: Trying to start your online business alone.

With so much free information available, you might be tempted to start your online business and muddle through on your own. Finding a mentor will pay off in many ways by guiding you through all the confusing and conflicting options. Look for someone just a few rungs up the ladder from you who can lead you on the next few steps on your climb. Someone who stood in your shoes a year or two ago knows the efforts that pay off in today’s world and can show you how to create your perfect job and not simply drone away as someone else’s worker bee.

Taking the time to do your research before starting your online business will help ensure your success. When you understand the various online business models available and the necessary skills, you will be able to choose your business and mentor wisely. With the correct business and mentor you can quickly start your online business and join the millions of entrepreneurs making money online.

Incorporated by U.S. Army General John Rawlins in 1886, the charming City of Rawlins, Wyoming is filled with local lore and interesting things to do.
Visitors to the city can view a rare, thrust faulted, anticline rock called “The Uplift” that boldly displays fossilized relics from three different prehistoric eras as well as learn about colorful and macabre characters as Dr. Osborne, Big Nose George, and Annie “Plum Pie” Bruce just to name a few.

There is also a haunted penitentiary, quaint shops along the city’s Main Street and railroad relics all begging for exploration.

Union Pacific Railroad Depot and Depot Park

Visitors to Rawlins would do well to stop off at both the “Union Pacific Railroad Depot” and “Depot Park” to get a better appreciation for the city’s railroad history.

A “Walk through Carbon County History” brochure can be obtained at the park. The brochure is part of a free self-guided tour that takes visitors through the city’s friendly Main Street district.

Many know the grisly story of serial killer Ed Gein who used the flesh and bones of his victims to construct household items and clothing, but how many know the macabre story of “Big Nose George”?

George “Big Nose” Parrot was a convicted outlaw from the 1800’s. Ole Big Nose George was waiting in Rawlins to be executed on April 2, 1881 when a group of impatient vigilantes moved up his execution date and hung George themselves.

This act in and of itself was not unusual, but what happened to Big Nose George’s remains were. Pair of local Rawlins physicians by the names of T.G Maghee and John Osborne was given Big Nose’s body and together with their apprentice Lillian Heath proceeded to skin Big Nose George and use his flesh to construct a pair of shoes for Dr. Osborne.

In addition to the shoes, they also created a death mask and performed other similar such acts on George Parrot’s remains.

The “Carbon County Museum” in Rawlins has an exhibit on Big Nose George, the doctors and Lillian Heath. The three body defilers where never charged with any crimes and Miss Heath actually went on to become the first female doctor to practice medicine in the State of Wyoming.

Other exhibits at the “Carbon County Museum” may not be as bizarre as Big Nose George but they are just as entertaining. The “Carbon County Museum” maintains permanent exhibits as well as rotating ones. There is no set admission fee, however, a donation is requested.

As of 2010 the “Carbon County Museum” is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm June through September. It is also open on Saturdays from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm during the same months.

Considered to be a paranormal hot spot, “Wyoming State Penitentiary”, was also the filming location of the 1988 movie “Prison” whose storyline revolved around an executed inmate who came back in spectral form to extract revenge on the prison’s warden.

The “Wyoming State Penitentiary” once housed 13,500 of Wyoming’s vilest criminals. It was in operation as a prison from 1901 to 1981 and now serves as the home of the “Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum.”

During its years as a prison the facility underwent several periods of expansion. It started out with a 104 cell block known as “Cell Block A” and ended up with a total of 3 cell blocks, a death house and several solitary confinement rooms.

Harsh punishments that are no longer allowed in the criminal justice system today were employed at the penitentiary. Before the 1930’s it was not uncommon for wet and naked criminals to be beaten with rubber hoses and handcuffed to metal poles for hours on end.

The “Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum” offers regular, year round history tours of the site on Mondays through Thursdays at 9:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm. Admission to the regular tour is $7.00 per adult and $6.00 for children and seniors. There is also a special family rate of $30.00.

In addition to the regular tours, the “Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum” features paranormal investigations as well as annual Halloween and Christmas special events. Due to the popularity of certain tours, advance reservations are often required.